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BCDC is partnering with 908 Group on Chapter House FSU, a 511-bed, Class A student housing development located in the College Town submarket adjacent to Florida State University.

Galway City Council initially recommended refusal of the seven-storey, 240-bed student accommodation project at Westside in 2022, but An Bord Pleanala subsequently approved the development.

Centurion Accommodation REIT (CAREIT) has completed the acquisition of EPIISOD Macquarie Park, a newly developed 732-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) asset in Sydney, Australia.

Leeds City Council has approved plans for a 14-storey purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development at Joseph's Well, a historic former clothing factory site, following an application submitted by developer J Pullan & Sons in late 2023.

Bathford Partners has submitted plans to convert Grosvenor House, a former engine shed turned office building in Bath’s The Square, into cluster flats offering up to 103 student bedrooms, targeting second and third-year students with accessible rooms and car-free provisions.

A £150 million student accommodation development at 35 Albert Road in Bristol has secured both planning permission and Gateway 2 approval under the Building Safety Act, allowing construction to move forward toward completion for the 2026/27 academic year.

Unite Students has cancelled its £147 million, 605-bed Paddington PBSA scheme after securing London Mayor approval but facing financial non-viability, resulting in a £10 million write-off in planning costs, and deferred its 500-bed Freestone Island Bristol project to explore options for better value, freeing up around £55 million in capital.

The University of Virginia has engaged Capstone Development Partners to lead a developer-led design-build project for three new residential buildings totalling 310,000 sq ft in Charlottesville, designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects and constructed by a Hoar Construction and Hourigan joint venture.

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) plans to develop its first on-campus student housing, The Commons at MCW, with 270 units designed to reduce daily campus traffic and support a more sustainable environment.

India is positioning itself as an emerging force in the global international education market. The government’s primary policy think tank, NITI Aayog, recently outlined...